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Subscriber only A TEEN driver who did not hold a licence has been told to stay off the road and stick to the back seat of any car he travels in. The driver had just picked up an old hot water system when he came under police scrutiny. Joel Carr, 18, from Brassall pleaded guilty in Ipswich Magistrates Court to driving even though he has never held a licence at Sumner on March 14. Prosecutor Senior Constable Bridie O Shea said a police patrol intercepted Carr driving along Sumner Road. There had been issues with his tyres and Carr was unable to produce a driver s licence.
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Subscriber only HELPING yourself to donated goods put in charity bins is still theft, even if you see other people do it. One Ipswich man learnt the lesson when he went before Ipswich Magistrates charged with stealing goods including a high-vis bright orange work vest. When Matthew Paton and his buddy were spotted removing goods from a charity bin in West Ipswich an annoyed passer-by phoned police. This week Matthew James Paton, 42, pleaded guilty to stealing goods from First World Charities in Brisbane Street on September 1 last year. He also pleaded to an unrelated breach of a protection order.
Instead, William Broadfoot received a suspended jail penalty after he fronted Ipswich Magistrates Court for sentence. William Thomas Broadfoot, 37, from Lockrose, pleaded guilty to obstructing police at Regency Downs on August 8, 2020, and to breaching his bail conditions at Lockrose last July. Prosecutor Senior Constable Bridie O Shea said police intercepted Broadfoot driving a Toyota Landcruiser near Laidley on August 8 but he refused to answer questions when spoken to. She said he became aggressive and made comments such as what do you c ts want. Broadfoot said he did not have his licence and was not required to give details. The court heard he called the officers rude names, then said his name was William Ford, that s all you re getting .
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Subscriber only HELPING yourself to donated goods put in charity bins is still theft, even if you see other people do it. One Ipswich man learnt the lesson when he went before Ipswich Magistrates charged with stealing goods including a high-vis bright orange work vest. When Matthew Paton and his buddy were spotted removing goods from a charity bin in West Ipswich an annoyed passer-by phoned police. This week Matthew James Paton, 42, pleaded guilty to stealing goods from First World Charities in Brisbane Street on September 1 last year. He also pleaded to an unrelated breach of a protection order.
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Subscriber only A DISQUALIFIED driver who was busted by police when out shopping at a supermarket said it was his mother who drove his car there. But his mum was apparently not found with him and Wade Ashurst held the keys to his car parked outside, an Ipswich court heard. Wade Matthew Ashurst, 30, from Willowbank, went before Ipswich Magistrates Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle when disqualified by court order at Yamanto on September 11 last year. Prosecutor Senior Constable Bridie O Shea said police officers did a registration check on the car parked outside Woolworths Yamanto at 10.40am and noted that Ashurst, its registered owner, was disqualified from driving by a court order for a previous offence.